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the three were roommates of dzhokhar tsarnaev. we have more details from nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. and joining us from boston, nbc news investigative correspondent michael isikoff. pete, first to you, on the three suspects and what we believe their connection is, and the possible charges. >> well, we should emphasize that authorities say there's no indication, none whatsoever that any of these three had anything to do with the bombing. what they're accused of doing is taking some things action some items that belonged to dzhokhar tsarnaev, throwing them away, and then denying that they did that when the fbi questioned them about it. now, two of these people are here from student visas from kazakhstan. the third is a united states citizen. we don't have that person's name. they were already in hot water with immigration authorities, because they were here on student visas, and the requirement is that you stay in school and study, but they were under investigation for not attending classes. they had been living i
the three were roommates of dzhokhar tsarnaev. we have more details from nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. and joining us from boston, nbc news investigative correspondent michael isikoff. pete, first to you, on the three suspects and what we believe their connection is, and the possible charges. >> well, we should emphasize that authorities say there's no indication, none whatsoever that any of these three had anything to do with the bombing. what they're accused of doing is...
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one travelled to times square with dzhokhar. it seems they were friends, but it would be natural to ask, why, if these people felt that dzhokhar tsarnaev may be the bombing suspect or may have had something to do with it, they would remove these items from his dorm room. >> well, because they're friends and not thinking through the legal implications of it. assisting in a criminal conduct, they probably didn't think of that. he was our friend, he asked us to do certain things, we didn't think it was that significant. unfortunately for them, given that they knew and had reason to believe he may have been involved in it, then whatever they do after that is sort of, they agree to do something. that's conspiracy. then you have more knowledge. then once they are asked questions by federal investigators, they didn't give a true statement. it is a serious crime to give false statements to a federal investigator when they are try to do an investigation in criminal offense. >> with your legal background, is it safe it say that authoritie
one travelled to times square with dzhokhar. it seems they were friends, but it would be natural to ask, why, if these people felt that dzhokhar tsarnaev may be the bombing suspect or may have had something to do with it, they would remove these items from his dorm room. >> well, because they're friends and not thinking through the legal implications of it. assisting in a criminal conduct, they probably didn't think of that. he was our friend, he asked us to do certain things, we didn't...
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dzhokhar got out to pay. there was only one in the car. >> if you are going to escape, it had to be quick. >> yeah. >> what did you have to do? >> i was thinking unfasten my seatbelt and open my door. >> with the left hand you undid your seatbelt then opened the door and took off. >> i took off. >> did he try to grab you? >> he tried to. >> he just missed you? >> just missed me. it was very close. i could feel it. >> danny ran into a different gas station and called 911. he told police they could track the suspects through his navigation system and the iphone he left behind. have you thought because that happened and they tracked them quickly, perhaps you prevented further bloodshed that night? >> i was trying to do, you know, what i can do. >> it couldn't have been too long after that. a half hour later there was a shoot out in watertown and tamerlan was killed. >> yeah. >> what was your reaction? >> i was worried they would come back to me. when i heard it on the news i feel a little bit of relief. >> you c
dzhokhar got out to pay. there was only one in the car. >> if you are going to escape, it had to be quick. >> yeah. >> what did you have to do? >> i was thinking unfasten my seatbelt and open my door. >> with the left hand you undid your seatbelt then opened the door and took off. >> i took off. >> did he try to grab you? >> he tried to. >> he just missed you? >> just missed me. it was very close. i could feel it. >> danny ran...
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officials say tonight that dzhokhar tsarnaev told his interrogators the weekend after he was arrested that he and his brother originally intended to set off their bombs somewhere on the fourth of july. but he said when they finished them, they decided to ste an attack earlier and eventually decided on the boston marathon on patriots' day. he said the bombs were built in the house of his brother, tamerlan. authorities previously disclosed that explosive residue was found there. as for other clues, that backpack that the fbi says was thrown away by his friends is providing new details, too. what's turning out to be an important piece of evidence was almost lost forever. federal agents found it in the new bedford city landfill a week after it was thrown away. the backpack investigators say was taken from dzhokhar tsarnaev's dorm room by three of his friends. judging from the fbi photo that was found inside, they shopped at places besides phantom fireworks in seabrook, new hampshire, the store that disclosed a purchase by tamerlan tsarnaev in february. the fireworks the fbi says were foun
officials say tonight that dzhokhar tsarnaev told his interrogators the weekend after he was arrested that he and his brother originally intended to set off their bombs somewhere on the fourth of july. but he said when they finished them, they decided to ste an attack earlier and eventually decided on the boston marathon on patriots' day. he said the bombs were built in the house of his brother, tamerlan. authorities previously disclosed that explosive residue was found there. as for other...
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all friends of dzhokhar tsaranev. pete williams, with the details. >> reporter: the fbi says three days after the devastating bombing at the boston marathon, three college friends of the surviving bombing suspect, dzhokhar tsaranev, fearing he might have been one of the bombers, went to his college dormroom and found a black backpack containing empty fireworks tubes. they decided to throw it away. after searching the landfill, agents found the backpack, containing the empty fireworks tubes that alarmed tsaranev's friends. bomb technicians say they believe that the bombs were made using explosive powder from the fireworks. the three appeared briefly in federal court in boston to face charges of obstructing justice. the three became concerned the night the fbi released pictures of the bombing suspects. >> somebody out there knows these individuals as friends, neighbors, co-workers, or family members of the suspects. >> reporter: but investigators say instead of calling the fbi, with their suspicions, they did something
all friends of dzhokhar tsaranev. pete williams, with the details. >> reporter: the fbi says three days after the devastating bombing at the boston marathon, three college friends of the surviving bombing suspect, dzhokhar tsaranev, fearing he might have been one of the bombers, went to his college dormroom and found a black backpack containing empty fireworks tubes. they decided to throw it away. after searching the landfill, agents found the backpack, containing the empty fireworks...
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according to our source, they were suite mates of dzhokhar tsarnaev. there's no more information available at this time about exactly what they could be charged with, but the assumption is that they have removed things from the dorm room of dzhokhar tsarnaev, but we're going to work on the details and bring them to you right here. don't go anywhere. "now with alex wagner" comes your way next. you can't say 'one size fits all'. it doesn't. that's crazy. we're all totally different. ishares core. etf building blocks for your personalized portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus, which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues... with three strains of good bacteria. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillip
according to our source, they were suite mates of dzhokhar tsarnaev. there's no more information available at this time about exactly what they could be charged with, but the assumption is that they have removed things from the dorm room of dzhokhar tsarnaev, but we're going to work on the details and bring them to you right here. don't go anywhere. "now with alex wagner" comes your way next. you can't say 'one size fits all'. it doesn't. that's crazy. we're all totally different....
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they are friends with suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. they are accused of hiding, then destroying dzhokhar's laptop and backpack containing fireworks, then lying about it to federal investigators. news4's aaron gilchrist at the live desk with more from the attorneys for the two men charged with conspiring to obstruct justice. aaron? >> reporter: yeah, jim. two very quick hearings for three friends of the bombing suspect at the federal courthouse in boston today. their attorneys spoke very briefly right after that. we're talking about all 19-year-olds here, all of them arrested today. two of them, azamat tazhayakov and dias kadyrbayev charged with conspiring to obstruct justice of the the third suspect, robel phillipos, charged with making false statements to federal investigators. again, we heard from the lawyers for these men this afternoon. here is kadyrbayev's lawyer. >> he told the fbi about that. he had not know that those items were involved in a bombing or of any interest in ibombing or of any evidential value. that's all we have
they are friends with suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. they are accused of hiding, then destroying dzhokhar's laptop and backpack containing fireworks, then lying about it to federal investigators. news4's aaron gilchrist at the live desk with more from the attorneys for the two men charged with conspiring to obstruct justice. aaron? >> reporter: yeah, jim. two very quick hearings for three friends of the bombing suspect at the federal courthouse in boston today. their attorneys spoke very...
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we do know that authorities were looking for a missing laptop of dzhokhar tsarnaev. they were looking for fireworks receipts, and other evidence that they simply couldn't find. that's why we saw those images just a few days ago of the search going on at the new bedford landfill. we're told that's what they were looking for. how that relates to these charges against these individuals accused of removing evidence, we're going to have to wait and see, but certainly they seem to track the same theme of evident that the fbi has not been able to find. >> michael, thank you, as always. i want to swing over to our justice correspondent, pete williams. could you give us the latest on this? we know it's a fluid situation, in terms of these folks detained that are in custody. do we know anything about whether or not they knew of the actual bombing plot after the fact? >> no, we don't. there are a lot of good questions that we just don't have the answer to. let's say what we do know. we know that three roommates or suite mates of dzhokhar tsarnaev at the university of massachuse
we do know that authorities were looking for a missing laptop of dzhokhar tsarnaev. they were looking for fireworks receipts, and other evidence that they simply couldn't find. that's why we saw those images just a few days ago of the search going on at the new bedford landfill. we're told that's what they were looking for. how that relates to these charges against these individuals accused of removing evidence, we're going to have to wait and see, but certainly they seem to track the same...
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the federal complaint details how they removed dzhokhar tsarnaev's backpack from his dorm room and then lied about it to police. now the fbi said tsarnaev bragged to two of them more than a month ago that he knew how to make a bomb. in addition to the backpack full of fire work the cops found in a landfill, the friends took dzhokhar's laptop. we start with justice correspondent pete williams. pete, any word on where that laptop is now and exactly what investigators are looking for on it? >> well, yes. the fbi has it. the fbi says that the three were involved in a scheme to throw away the backpack that two of them were charged with doing. the two students from kazakhstan. but it was curiously silent on the question of whatever became of the laptop. it says that they took the laptop from the dorm room and they gave this odd explanation to investigators saying, they didn't want tsarnaev's roommate who was in the room at the time to be suspicious. so they took both the backpack and the laptop. the complain says theyon threw the backpack away. the laptop was never thrown away. and both their
the federal complaint details how they removed dzhokhar tsarnaev's backpack from his dorm room and then lied about it to police. now the fbi said tsarnaev bragged to two of them more than a month ago that he knew how to make a bomb. in addition to the backpack full of fire work the cops found in a landfill, the friends took dzhokhar's laptop. we start with justice correspondent pete williams. pete, any word on where that laptop is now and exactly what investigators are looking for on it?...
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the guy tells him -- dzhokhar tells him to take anything you want out of the room. the complaint says that he believed, the student believed he'd never see him alive again. clearly he's decided they're the bombers. that's the seminal act of criminalalty to say now i'm going to help my friend the bomber, the attempted mass murderer, killer, guy flinging a thousand bbs into a thousand people, i'm going to help him get away. that's why the charge is so serious. >> i don't think the charges that have been made so far are serious enough. i don't think obstruction of justice is serious enough. to me it sounds like us the orderly conduct. i think lying to federal investigators is the beginning of the problem. he lied to protect his guilt. that's why he lied. he didn't just lie. he lied in this case to protect guilt. or else why would he have lied? so it's the guilt, not the lying, that to me is the paramount issue. if i'm a it willle fired up it's because i do think it's the wrong reaction by american people and people living in this country under our hospitality, dammit.
the guy tells him -- dzhokhar tells him to take anything you want out of the room. the complaint says that he believed, the student believed he'd never see him alive again. clearly he's decided they're the bombers. that's the seminal act of criminalalty to say now i'm going to help my friend the bomber, the attempted mass murderer, killer, guy flinging a thousand bbs into a thousand people, i'm going to help him get away. that's why the charge is so serious. >> i don't think the charges...
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legal sources say tonight that prosecutors and lawyers for the surviving bomb suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, have begun very early discussions about a possible deal in which he could avoid the death penalty in return for a full accounting to the fbi of what happened and why, as investigators continue working to find those answers for themselves. in rhode island today an fbi team conducted a search at the house where tamerlan tsarnaev's widow, catherine, has been living since the bombing. she has said she was shocked by the attack and had no idea he was planning it. law enforcement officials say they took a sample of her dna to compare to female dna found on a piece of the pressure cooker from one of the bombs, but they caution it could have come from employees at the stores where the parts were bought. u.s. officials confirm reports that it was a russian wiretap of tamerlan tsarnaev's mother in which she spoke about jihad that prompted the russians to ask the fbi for more information about him two years ago. some members of congress say the russian intelligence service should have been more
legal sources say tonight that prosecutors and lawyers for the surviving bomb suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, have begun very early discussions about a possible deal in which he could avoid the death penalty in return for a full accounting to the fbi of what happened and why, as investigators continue working to find those answers for themselves. in rhode island today an fbi team conducted a search at the house where tamerlan tsarnaev's widow, catherine, has been living since the bombing. she has...
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one of dzhokhar tsarnaev's friends charged with throwing away his backpack, azamat tazhayakov stopped attending classes and left for a visit home to kazakhstan in december. when he returned the border agents didn't know his visa was suspended and he was allowed back in. tonight the official cause of death of tamerlan tsarnaev, gunshot wounds, head and chest trauma from the shootout with police and being run over with the car his brother was driving. brian? >> pete williams with the latest from our washington bureau tonight. pete, thanks. >>> men's health is making news tonight, specifically this. prostate cancer screening, it's become a confusing mine field lately. what to do and not do and at what age. today the doctors in that specialty spoke out with new guidelines, new rules to make it easier to navigate. specifically where the psa test is concerned. our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman in our new york studios with the latest on this. this has been confusing. >> it has been confusing, brian. they have made it easier today. there are over 240,000 cases of cancer of the pros
one of dzhokhar tsarnaev's friends charged with throwing away his backpack, azamat tazhayakov stopped attending classes and left for a visit home to kazakhstan in december. when he returned the border agents didn't know his visa was suspended and he was allowed back in. tonight the official cause of death of tamerlan tsarnaev, gunshot wounds, head and chest trauma from the shootout with police and being run over with the car his brother was driving. brian? >> pete williams with the latest...
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devastating bombing at the boston marathon, three college friends of the surviving bombing suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, fearing he might have been one of the bombers went to his college dorm room and found a black backpack containing empty fireworks tubes. they decided to take it and throw it away. after searching a boston area landfill, the fbi says agents found the backpack five days ago containing the empty fireworks tubes that so alarmed tsarnaev's friends. federal bomb technicians say they believe the marathon bombs were likely made using the explosive powder from fireworks. the three charged today -- robel phillipos of cambridge, and two men from kazakhstan here on student visas, dias kadyrbayev and azamat tazhayakov appeared briefly in federal court in boston to face charges of obstructing justice and lying to investigators. the fbi says the three became concerned the night the fbi released pictures of the bombing suspects. >> somebody out there knows these individuals as friends, neighbors, co-workers or family members of the suspects. >> reporter: but investigators say instead of cal
devastating bombing at the boston marathon, three college friends of the surviving bombing suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, fearing he might have been one of the bombers went to his college dorm room and found a black backpack containing empty fireworks tubes. they decided to take it and throw it away. after searching a boston area landfill, the fbi says agents found the backpack five days ago containing the empty fireworks tubes that so alarmed tsarnaev's friends. federal bomb technicians say they...
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but are still searching garbage containers in the belief that someone may have carried items out of dzhokhar tsarnaev's dorm room a few days after the bombing. it is not clear whether whoever may have done so knew that evidence could be destroyed or did something just to help a friend. >> that was nbc's pete williams reporting >>> an experienced defense lawyer is joining the team to help the 19-year-old reach a plea deal to avoid capital punishment. >>> u.s. officials are trying to determine if and to what extent the syrian government used chemical weaponsgainst their own people. chuck hagel says there is much the pentagon still needs to pin down, calls on capitol hill for american intervention, continue to grow. a new poll shows 45% of the american public supports sending u.s. troops to the war-torn country if, indeed, syria deployed chemical weapons. this as violence spirals out of control in the country. the country's prime minister narrowly escaped a bombing on monday believed to be an assassination attempt. back here at home after more than a week of frustrating delays, air traffic cont
but are still searching garbage containers in the belief that someone may have carried items out of dzhokhar tsarnaev's dorm room a few days after the bombing. it is not clear whether whoever may have done so knew that evidence could be destroyed or did something just to help a friend. >> that was nbc's pete williams reporting >>> an experienced defense lawyer is joining the team to help the 19-year-old reach a plea deal to avoid capital punishment. >>> u.s. officials...
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now including three college friends of dzhokhar tsarnaev. under arrest for conspireing to cover up evidence. like fireworks emptied of their powder that linked dzhokhar to the deadly blasts. but far from clarifying the boston case, the new arrests only raise more questions. questions like, why one friend frightened on seeing materials that he thought tsarnaev used to make a bomb would then help to throw those materials out? a picture of young men utterly divorced from the very real danger and grief impacting the rest of boston. joining us now for more on this, here in new york, former federal prosecutor joe tacopina, and in boston, nbc news' national investigative correspondent michael isikoff. mike, it seems to me that there is a three-hour window that these three suspects will need to account for, because at 5:00 p.m., the fbi releases photographs of the zatsarnaev brothers, but at 8:43 p.m., they are texting with them after realizing that their friends bore some kind of resemblance to the photographs. now, if these two students from kazak
now including three college friends of dzhokhar tsarnaev. under arrest for conspireing to cover up evidence. like fireworks emptied of their powder that linked dzhokhar to the deadly blasts. but far from clarifying the boston case, the new arrests only raise more questions. questions like, why one friend frightened on seeing materials that he thought tsarnaev used to make a bomb would then help to throw those materials out? a picture of young men utterly divorced from the very real danger and...
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dzhokhar tsarnaev is talking. what he is saying is pretty chilling. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams joins me now from the news room. first of all, let's talk about what you've learned last night and today about what federal officials say he is saying about the origins of this terror plot. >> well these are all statements, andrea, that he made after he was arrested. those two days during which they questioned him under the so-called public safety exception of miranda. we continue to learn little bits about what he said during those questioning sessions. which were admittedly kind of strange. because he wasn't talking very well. a lot of this was writing notes. they claim that just further proof of how ill thought through this was, they initially had discussed perhaps a plot to set off their bombs on the fourth of july in the boston area, then they found that the explosive that they were building were completed quicker than they thought. so they decided to move it up to patriots' day, april 15th, the day of the boston marathon. as it's been ex
dzhokhar tsarnaev is talking. what he is saying is pretty chilling. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams joins me now from the news room. first of all, let's talk about what you've learned last night and today about what federal officials say he is saying about the origins of this terror plot. >> well these are all statements, andrea, that he made after he was arrested. those two days during which they questioned him under the so-called public safety exception of miranda. we continue...
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>> on the legal front, admitted bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev is trying to avoid the death penalty. his lawyers are trying to work out a deal, tell the fbi whatever they need to know and ultimately spare his life. we start with nbc's pete williams. the fbi pulled a woman's dna off the bomb on monday. what are they doing with it today? >> they're analyzing it now to see if it matches dna found on the bomb come opponents. let's go back to what you said a moment ago. i think it is important to note the justice department is pushing back very strongly on what we said last night and what you just said. that there are any kinds of negotiations over the death penalty. what they point out is that number one, the death penalty isn't on the table. because the justice department hasn't agreed whether to seek it under the federal rules. that won't come for quite sometime. he has not even been indicted. that is the next step. then the attorney general has to decide whether to seek the death penalty. so they say, they very strongly say there have been no negotiations over this. no discussions. wh
>> on the legal front, admitted bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev is trying to avoid the death penalty. his lawyers are trying to work out a deal, tell the fbi whatever they need to know and ultimately spare his life. we start with nbc's pete williams. the fbi pulled a woman's dna off the bomb on monday. what are they doing with it today? >> they're analyzing it now to see if it matches dna found on the bomb come opponents. let's go back to what you said a moment ago. i think it is important...
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a death penalty case for dzhokhar tsarnaev. when would you expect that counsel for him goes to the u.s. attorney's office and begins some sort of negotiation to get this off the death penalty and when would you expect those negotiations to begin? >> well, they are going to begin pretty quickly because he doesn't want the death penalty charges to be formally filed in an indictment. that hasn't happened yet but in the meantime, one of the big challenges for defense counsel is get the whole truth from your own client. because what he ultimately has to do to get the death penalty out of this case is to get a lot of information, accurate information that the government wants, that the government needs and presumably that is going to be information about other people, who they were in touch with and who from other countries may have been involved in training. unless they can create some valuable information to the government, it's got to be real information, the defendant here doesn't va whole lot to trade. the government has a very
a death penalty case for dzhokhar tsarnaev. when would you expect that counsel for him goes to the u.s. attorney's office and begins some sort of negotiation to get this off the death penalty and when would you expect those negotiations to begin? >> well, they are going to begin pretty quickly because he doesn't want the death penalty charges to be formally filed in an indictment. that hasn't happened yet but in the meantime, one of the big challenges for defense counsel is get the whole...
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they found it the backpack that was taken from dzhokhar tsarnaev's dorm room. the bomb suspect shopped at places beside phantom fireworks, the store that disclosed a purchase in february. the fireworks the fbi says were found in the backpack were not sold there, although other dealers do sell other items. after finding the backpack they were checking on firework sales in the area. it also contained a jar of vaseline petroleum jelly like this. >> they use it as a binder and thickening agent and mix if with explosive powder making the mixture more reliable. >> reporter: such a technique is not mentioned in the al qaeda online magazine that investigators believe is a guide for the bombing suspects but discussed widely else where on the internet. the three friends also took tsarnaev's laptop computer but have not thrown that away and since given it to the fbi. he was a poor student who was once expelled for low grades and his father said last week that he talked to him after his friend dzhokhar tsarnaev was identified as a bombing suspect. he said his son said, "da
they found it the backpack that was taken from dzhokhar tsarnaev's dorm room. the bomb suspect shopped at places beside phantom fireworks, the store that disclosed a purchase in february. the fireworks the fbi says were found in the backpack were not sold there, although other dealers do sell other items. after finding the backpack they were checking on firework sales in the area. it also contained a jar of vaseline petroleum jelly like this. >> they use it as a binder and thickening...
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legal sources say tonight prosecutors and lawyers for the surviving bomb suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, he could give a full accounting to the fbi in exchange for the death penalty. in rhode island, an fbi team conducted a search at the house where tamerlan tsarnaev's widow katherine has been living since the bombing. she says she was shocked by the attack, had no idea he was planning it. law enforcement officials say they took a sample of her dna to compare to female dna found on a piece of the pressure cooker from one of the bombs, but caution it could have come from employees at the stores where the parts were bought. u.s. officials confirm reports that it was a russian wire tap of tamerlan tsarnaev's mother in which she spoke about jihad that prompted the russians to ask the fbi for more information about him two years ago. some members of congress say the russian intelligence service should have been more explicit. >> if the russians had given the fbi the information they had regarding the mother and the son and their views on the mother's radicalization and son's radicalization, i
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we learned more in the last 24 hours about what the surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, reportedly told the fbi during questioning, including initial plans to attack areas on the 4th of july. and his plans for a benefit concert to assist the victims were announced this hour. we're learning families of those killed will each receive over $1 million from the one fund boston. joining me from washington, nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. pete, explain to us what you've been hearing about how and when the tsarnaev brothers changed their plan. >> well, thomas, good day. this is all coming from what he told the interrogators in those two days after he was arrested and what they tell us is that he and his brother initially discussed some kind of attack on the fourth of july in the boston area, and were planning on that, but as they were working on their bombs, according to what he told interrogators, they managed to finish the explosives earlier than they thought so they decided to move up the attack and instead go for something on patriots day, which turned out to be the bosto
we learned more in the last 24 hours about what the surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, reportedly told the fbi during questioning, including initial plans to attack areas on the 4th of july. and his plans for a benefit concert to assist the victims were announced this hour. we're learning families of those killed will each receive over $1 million from the one fund boston. joining me from washington, nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. pete, explain to us what you've been hearing...
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instead they face charges for allegedly trying to help their friend accused bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev days later. the two 19 year olds from kazakhstan that went to school with tsarnaev, are accused of obstructing justice. they reached out to their friend after they saw fbi images of the bombing suspects. court documents say one of the individuals texted tsarnaev to say he resembled one of the suspects. tsarnaev responded lol and wrote come to my room and take whatever you want. the two men along with a third robel phillipos did that. they removed a laptop and backpack containing fireworks. the two men from kazakhstan admitted to throwing the back back in a dumpster later recovered from landfill. the laptop was turned over to the fbi and an attorney said he didn't realize his actions would impact the boston bombing investigation. >> he did not know those items were of interest in a bombing or any evidentiary value. >> robel phillipos is accused of making false statements to law enforcement. he faces another hearing monday. the other two men are in the custody of u.s. marshals. their ne
instead they face charges for allegedly trying to help their friend accused bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev days later. the two 19 year olds from kazakhstan that went to school with tsarnaev, are accused of obstructing justice. they reached out to their friend after they saw fbi images of the bombing suspects. court documents say one of the individuals texted tsarnaev to say he resembled one of the suspects. tsarnaev responded lol and wrote come to my room and take whatever you want. the two men along...
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dzhokhar went to the store to pay cash. i saw it was a chance. there was only one in the car. >> if you are going to escape, it had to be quick. >> yes. >> what did you have to do? >> i was thinking, unfasten my seat belt, open the door. >> with your left hand you undid the seat belt, with your right hand you opened the door and you took off? >> i took off. >> did you hear him react to you opening that door? >> he tried to grab me. i could feel him trying to grab me. >> he tried to grab your back? >> yes. >> but just missed me? >> just missed me. it was very close. >> danny ran into a different gas station and called 911. he told police they could track the suspects through his car satellite system and the iphone he left behind. have you thought about the fact that because that happened, and they did track them quickly, that perhaps you prevented further bloodshed that night? >> i was trying to do, you know, what i can do. >> it couldn't have been too long after that, about a half hour later, there was a shootout in watertown. >> yes. >> and tame
dzhokhar went to the store to pay cash. i saw it was a chance. there was only one in the car. >> if you are going to escape, it had to be quick. >> yes. >> what did you have to do? >> i was thinking, unfasten my seat belt, open the door. >> with your left hand you undid the seat belt, with your right hand you opened the door and you took off? >> i took off. >> did you hear him react to you opening that door? >> he tried to grab me. i could feel...
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three men, all age 19, all said to be friends of bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev, are in federal custody this morning. and they'll remain there until court hearings later this month. they're not accused of having anything to do with planning or carrying out the bombing. this is all about what happened afterward. at the umass dartmouth campus, students say they can scarcely believe it. three more arrests. >> i was just kind of surprised because this has been such like a long, ongoing thing. >> reporter: the three, from cambridge and two from kazakhstan, azamat tazhayakov and diak kadyrvayev, accused of taking a backpack belonging to their friend, dzhokhar tsarnaev. the fbi says the three became concerned three days after the marathon attack when the fbi released pictures of the bombing suspects. court document say azamat tazhayakov texted, "come to my room and take whatever you want kwcht "the fbi says the three went to his college dorm room a short while ago. diak kadyrvayev decided they should remove the backpack because he knew when he saw it contained emptied fireworks tubes that tsar
three men, all age 19, all said to be friends of bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev, are in federal custody this morning. and they'll remain there until court hearings later this month. they're not accused of having anything to do with planning or carrying out the bombing. this is all about what happened afterward. at the umass dartmouth campus, students say they can scarcely believe it. three more arrests. >> i was just kind of surprised because this has been such like a long, ongoing...
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and as for dzhokhar, he's still in a prison hospital, but his lawyers and prosecutors have begun very early talks about a possible deal in which he could avoid the death penalty and return for a full accounting to the fbi of what happened and why. and his lawyers have added an experienced death penalty expert judy clark of california to his legal team. >> i understand the interest of tamerlan's wife. what about the mother at this point? where does she stand in all of this? >> well, she is still overseas. they have talked about coming here, she and her husband talked about coming here. so far, put that off. he said he's not feeling well. she hasn't decided whether to come. the fbi and u.s. officials have talked to her. they'll undoubtedly want to talk to her some more. she continues to insist she had nothing to do with it, but, of course, now we know that it was a russian wiretap of her that first got the russians interested in him in her son, tamerlan, and that's why they sent, they say now, this request to the fbi two years ago in 2011 to ask for more information about him. >> all ri
and as for dzhokhar, he's still in a prison hospital, but his lawyers and prosecutors have begun very early talks about a possible deal in which he could avoid the death penalty and return for a full accounting to the fbi of what happened and why. and his lawyers have added an experienced death penalty expert judy clark of california to his legal team. >> i understand the interest of tamerlan's wife. what about the mother at this point? where does she stand in all of this? >> well,...
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dzhokhar tsarnaev is waking up in a federal inmate with medical needs. he's in a small cell with a sink, a shower, and a small window. his bed is bolted to the floor and the door made of solid steel with a small food slot. he is allowed one hour of recreation each day. >> he is in complete lockdown and no contact with inmates or other staff. >> now a source told nbc news, the older suspect, tamerlan, was captured on a wiretap in 2011 talking to his mother on the phone about jihad. >> why did they kill him? why? >>> the same mother who has been proclaiming her sons' innocence. why didn't the russian share this with authorities until now? >> they are careful about disclosing sources as our own intelligence agencies and there is a a lot of mutual suspicion. we will take the russian help as much as they're willing to give. >> reporter: we are learning more about the bombs themselves. a new analysis shows the design seemed to follow instructions from "inspire" magazine published using low explosives consistent with commercial fireworks, adding shrapnel and a
dzhokhar tsarnaev is waking up in a federal inmate with medical needs. he's in a small cell with a sink, a shower, and a small window. his bed is bolted to the floor and the door made of solid steel with a small food slot. he is allowed one hour of recreation each day. >> he is in complete lockdown and no contact with inmates or other staff. >> now a source told nbc news, the older suspect, tamerlan, was captured on a wiretap in 2011 talking to his mother on the phone about jihad....